The Bibliofiles: Recent Episodes
Allie and Meg
A podcast for lovers of books and booze, The Bibliofiles with Allie and Meg will air weekly in time for Sunday brunch! Each episode will have a book-inspired cocktail, new book assignments and reports for the ladies and listeners!
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a spicy and steamy episode! This week Allie and Meg discuss the hit sensation Butcher and Blackbird with sexual health and wellness EXPERT, Julie! The ladies met at a Pure Romance party with Julie as their fearless leader and immediately hit it off. So, naturally...it led Allie and Meg to some smut/darker romance book recommendations. Get ready for what feels like a girls' night in including: the Ruinous Romance cocktail of the week, a mini intro to Pure Romance, all things B&B, and what toys and/or sexual enhancements would best go with your favorite bookish couples!
Please tune into the beginning of the episode for a Bibliofiles statement regarding recent allegations that have come to light in the book community, and as always be sure to check your trigger warnings before reading...we love you
This week the ladies recap ALLLLLL THE FEELINGS they f*cking went through during House of Flame and Shadow. And believe us, there are a ton. Allie and Meg also discuss their thoughts on the possible future of the CC series, ACOTAR 5 predictions, and how the CC books/characters measure up to the rest of SJM's catalog. Sip on your "Through Liquor All Is Possible" themed cocktail of the week and enjoy the anxiety attack.
Hello bookish babes! Join Allie and Meg on an absolutely wild ride preparing for CC3. The ladies discuss multiple theories regarding all our favorite SJM characters and their potential fates going into House of Flame and Shadow. If you have not read any book in the CC/ACOTAR/TOG worlds, this content is not for you. There are entirely too many spoilers. You've been warned. See you after January 30th (sweating).
Well, bookish babes...that marks another reading year down! This week, Allie and Meg reflect on their reading journeys of 2023, the goals they met, and their hopes for 2024. Pop the bubbly and enjoy!
Alright bookish babes, we did our Iron Flame predictions...and now it's time for our reactions! Beware of spoilers and some fan theories if you have not finished the book!
Let's see if this ages well...
- no Iron Flame spoilers whatsoever, only spoilers if you haven't read/finished Fourth Wing *
Welcome to a mini episode bookish babes! This week Allie and Meg go head to head in a bookish take on the game Wavelength. Sip on your cocktail of the week and get ready to play with your book besties!
Hello bookish babes and welcome to our very first Penelope Douglas episode! This week Allie and Meg discuss Credence, the dark/taboo romance that is one of our steamiest reads of the year. Sip on your All In The Family Credence-inspired cocktail of the week and enjoy!
The book and the movie reviews bookish babes! Happens to feature a surprise guest who is simply adorable. Sip on your Red Wine and Royal Booze cocktail of the week and enjoy.
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a mini episode that you'll want to listen to with your book bestie. This week, Allie and Meg blindly rank book boyfriends, FMC's, authors, tropes, and much more without knowing what comes next. Sip on your cocktail of the week and get to ranking!
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a very exciting, and if you will THRILLING episode of The Bibliofiles. This week, the ladies are joined by author Amy Engel to discuss her new thriller/mystery novel I Did It For You. This book takes you on a journey throughout the small town of Ludlow after it is devastated by 2 sets of murders too similar and too personal for Greer Dunning to ignore. The book explores themes of how different and yet how eerily similar the grieving process can be for the victim's and the perpetrator's families in the aftermath of a violent crime. Did we mention that Amy also throws in a little bit of forbidden romance to really keep you on the edge of your seat?? I Did It For You comes out July 25th so this is a spoiler-free episode that you won't want to miss!
Let's play a game bookish babes! This week, Allie and Meg take turns providing short and very poorly explained synopses for multiple books while the other must decipher the nonsense to guess the book correctly. This is a very fun game to play with your book besties while sipping on this week's book -inspired cocktail. Enjoy!
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a romantic episode featuring nanny leading ladies and single father leading daddies. Allie discusses The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer, Meg discusses The Nanny by Lana Ferguson, and the ladies chat about the single parent/nanny tropes as a whole. Sip on your Cranny Nanny cocktail of the week and enjoy!
Bookish babes: this episode "we could make a good thing bad" as the ladies discuss the amazing Daisy Jones & The Six TV show adaptation. Allie and Meg reveal their favorite album songs, actor performances, characters, and changes from Taylor Jenkins Reid's book. Sip on your Daisy Jones inspired cocktail of the week, start up the record player, and enjoy!
Hello bookish babes! Allie and Meg are finally back and they have some stories to tell. The ladies have returned from the Spain and Portugal adventures and are ready to make all their travel recs as well as book recs from April. Some books include Why Choose romances, The Ravenhood Trilogy, Dark Romance, fantasy and much more!
We love new episodes of The Bibliofiles, don't we baby? Get ready to feel all of the emotions this episode bookish babes. Sad, angry, happy, in love, betrayed, horny, on the edge of your seat...really, you name it and Kate Stewart brings it. The stories told throughout Flock, Exodus, and The Finish Line follow some of the best and most heart-breaking characters / relationships Allie and Meg have ever read on top of a non-stop plot. Sip on your Rainy Days cocktail of the week and brace yourselves.
Hello bookish babes, sun summoners, darklings, and crows! This week, Allie and Meg discuss Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse including Shadow and Bone S2 and the Six of Crows Duology. The ladies also discuss their rankings of the Crows, season 1 vs season 2, hopes for season 3, and more. Sip on your sun summoner cocktail of the week and be prepared to enter Ravka, Ketterdam, and The Fold.
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a mini episode to talk about all the things. Allie and Meg talk all things Shadow and Bone TV show in comparison to the books, Daisy Jones and the Six TV show, FBAA TV deal announcement, the Deuxmoi post regarding the ACOTAR TV show, and the Crescent City House of Flame and Shadow release date with synopsis. Sip on your bookish cocktail of the week and get ready to discuss.
Hello bookish babes! Get ready to go on a magical ride. This week, Allie and Meg discuss the fantastical worlds of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series written by Stephanie Garber. The ladies discuss what they loved about the plots and writing, their favorite characters, THAT ENDING of The Ballad of Never After, and their hopes/theories for A Curse for True Love. Sip on your Archer and Fox cocktail of the week and enjoy.
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a fun mini ep! This week the ladies go head to head in rapid fire games of 20 questions in order to guess a book, book character, bookish couple, and an author of the other's choosing. Sip on your book-inspired cocktail of the week and play along!
Hello and welcome to the Bibliofiles Super Bowl! This week, Allie and Meg had the pleasure of interviewing one of their favorite authors, Danielle L. Jensen. You may know her for her Malediction, Dark Shores, or Bridge Kingdom series. You may be highly anticipating her new series A Fate Inked in Blood. You may have seen teasers all over bookstagram and booktok for these amazing books. Regardless of how you know of her work, Danielle was kind enough to give the ladies an inside look on what inspired her to become an author, who her favorite character is, and the advice she would give to her younger self before she became an author. The trio also discusses the influence and pressures from social media like booktok and bookstagram, including the rise in demand for spice/smut in novels. Danielle gives an update on all of her works in progress and concludes the episode joining Meg and Allie in a rapid-fire game of would you rather. Fans of fantasy romance, this episode is for you!
You know the drill by now bookish babes. We're talking all things JLA once again with the recent-ish release of A Light in the Flame. We pick up with Sera and Nyktos right where we left off after a BRUTAL enemies to lovers and back to enemies journey. Allie and Meg review the second book of the prequel series, give their ratings and raking among the series, discuss all the smut (talk about them shadows), and the future of the FBAA universe. Sip on your Daddy Nyktos cocktail of the week and stick around till the very end for a special announcement.
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a Rom-Com episode! This week the ladies are talking about some of the amazing books written by Tessa Bailey! Allie and Meg review It Happened One Summer and Happenstance in detail, as well as provide very brief overviews for My Killer Vacation, Window Shopping, and the Hot and Hammered Series. Let's just say we conclude the episode with a classic game of "Who said it: A Tessa Bailey MC or a porn star?" Sip on your Bailey Bellini cocktail of the week and get ready for another amazing episode.
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 BOOKISH BITCHES! This episode is mayhem and chaos and pure drunk girl in the bar bathroom energy that we are here for in season 2 of the pod. Allie and Meg have created a bibliophile version of the popular drinking game Kings. Grab some book besties, grab your cocktail of the week, and strap in because it's going to be a bumpy ride into S2!
Hello bookish babes and HAPPY FREAKING NEW YEAR! Join Allie and Meg as they reflect on their 2022 and set goals for 2023. The ladies discuss their personal bests as well as bookish bests including favorite authors, books, podcast episodes, and more There is also a special announcement that will definitely lead the ladies and the pod into 2023 with an amazing start!
It's episode 69 bookish babes, and that can literally only mean one thing. This week the ladies are talking all things SMUT, spice, and everything nice. It's a Christmas freakin miracle. Listen and sip on your smutty sangria as Meg and Allie discuss their favorite and least favorite smut authors, books, couples, tropes, kinks and more!
Hello bookish babes, and welcome to a new fantasy series that has captured the ladies' hearts. Furyborn, Kingsbane, and Lightbringer by Claire Legrand follow the story of two young women separated by millennia, but connected by the foretold prophecy of the Sun Queen and the Blood Queen. If you are a fan of epic fantasy series like Throne of Glass, An Ember in the Ashes, or From Blood and Ash, then this series is a MUST TRY! These books pack an emotional punch giving you all the action, plot twists, romances, and character arcs set in a one-of-a-kind fantasy backdrop with a unique magic system. Sip in your Furyborn inspired cocktail of the week and get ready to celebrate and cry over what is one of Allie and Meg's favorite reads of 2022 so far!
What happens when we die? Where will you be in 5 years? Do you believe in aliens and ghosts? This week the ladies spend time asking and answering all of random questions that came to them throughout the week prior. Some of their answers may shock you.
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a dark and steamy episode this Sunday. This week, Allie and Meg discuss books by author HD Carlton including the Cat and Mouse Duet and Does it Hurt. The ladies discuss the specific kinks, tropes, and dark aspects that make up Zade and Adeline and Sawyer and Enzo's relationships. This type of romance may not be for everyone so PLEASE check trigger warnings before listening to this episode or reading these books. After that, feel free to sit back with your Sharkbait cocktail of the week to enjoy!
This episode serves to provide general plot summaries and aspects of these dark romance books that we as readers liked/didn't like. We discuss parts of these books which may potentially be triggering for some people including gun play, knife play, breath play, blood play, bondage, stalking, violence, homicide, suicidal ideation, incest, rape, torture, and dubious consent. While we do not go into graphic detail, the books do. We strongly recommend that for your own well-being you check the books' trigger warnings before reading.
Hello bookish babes and fans of Colleen Hoover! This episode, the ladies discuss CoHo's newest release: It Starts With Us. As the story of Lily and Atlas continues, the reader is introduced to new characters, a new POV, and an epic second chance romance. True to fashion, when it comes to Colleen Hoover books Allie and Meg have very different opinions on this book. It is our wish for you to drink like a fish, so sip on your CoHo cocktail of the week and enjoy the episode!
Hello bookish babes and Game of Thrones fans. This week, the ladies welcome special guest Doug onto the pod as a GOT connoisseur and Meg’s fiancé. Honestly it’s about freaking time. The trio discuss season 1 of House of the Dragon in depth. Sip on your Uncle Issues cocktail of the week and see if you agree with their choices and opinions regarding favorite/least favorite characters, the time jumps, that ending, theories on where HOTD will go, and the production of Snow. Happy Sunday and Dracarys motherf*ckers.
Hello bookish babes and welcome to the world of Faerie! This week, Allie and Meg are discussing the very popular YA fantasy duology by Lexi Ryan: These Hollow Vows and These Twisted Bonds. The ladies dive into spoiler filled reviews of both books as they sip on their Twisted cocktail of the week. They also discuss who the FMC should have ended up with, what they loved about the duology, whether they identify with the Seelie or Unseelie court, and the definitive answer of who the next book should be about. Happy Sunday and even happier reading!
Bookish babes, let's get real for a minute, okay? If you're not here for the spice this episode, then I would see yourself out now. Why? Because we are discussing the greatest smut writer of our generation: Katee FREAKIN Robert. Allie and Meg discuss general plot summaries of Katee's Wicked Villains, Dark Olympus, and Court of the Vampire Queen series. But don't worry, the ladies go into all the heavy details for the smut, kinks, romance, and characters who they've come to love. Sip on your Katee's Kiss cocktail of the week and get in touch with your smutty side this Sunday!
Hello bookish babes and welcome to episode 61! As promised, now that Allie and Meg have finished all 3 Sarah J Maas series, the definitive episode is here. The ladies discuss every book, FMC, MMC, side character, villain, trope, couple, character death, and plot twist. There are even talks of who would make the best inter-universe couple. They also rank every book from Throne of Glass through House of Sky and Breath from best to worst. The episode concludes with Allie and Meg's hopes for the ACOTAR Hulu adaptation, CC3, a potential continuation of TOG, and when we'll know any single thing about the next ACOTAR book. Sip on your Sangria J Maas and get ready to Light it up!
Hello bookish babes, and welcome to an extremely special episode 60! As many of you probably already know, the Throne of Glass series is very special to Allie and Meg's hearts. They're getting freakin tattoos for the books - it's a big deal, okay? This is finally the episode where the ladies can review all 8 books of the series and get into all the feels, twists, and turns that this series provides. They're talking favorite and least favorite characters, couples, villains, and plot points. They give their definitive opinions on their recommended reading orders. All of this and more is amazing enough, but it will also prepare you for out ultimate Sarah J. Maas episode coming next week. Sip on your Rattling Stars cocktail of the week and join the ladies of The Bibliofiles on an epic ride fit for the TOG series.
Hello bookish babes and welcome to another exciting episode. This week - after revealing which book won the pretty book cover challenge - we're discussing bodyguard romances. Allie and Meg briefly summarize 3 books including Twisted Games, The Royals Next Door, and The Bodyguard. The ladies give their ratings, explain why they think bodyguard romances are so popular, and if they'll be reading any new ones in the future. Sip on your boozyguard cocktail of the week and get ready to break all of the rules because a hot bodyguard is never really off limits.
The ladies have been off, but they're back and they've got announcements and reading updates! You'll have to listen to fin out more bookish babes.
WE'RE BACK BOOKISH BABES! This week on The Bibliofiles, Allie and Meg go head to head once again in a challenge to determine the prettiest book cover. The ladies took turns presenting and describing 6 of the most stunning books on her shelf to compete against each other. Join in as they sip on their book-themed cocktail of the week and participate in everyone's guilty pleasure: judging books by their covers!
Hello bookish babes! Allie and Meg are back at it, filling this episode with some major life news, a bookish cocktail of the week, and of course a full review of One True Loves by the genius Taylor Jenkins Reid. This book is full of love, heartbreak, healing, suspense, and gut wrenching decisions as we follow our the story of Emma and the loves of her life Jessie and Sam. The way that TJR makes you root for her characters is unparalleled and true to fashion, it's a story that has a ton of grey area. The ladies fully review the book, talk whether they were Team Jessie or Team Sam, discuss how this book ranks against Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones, and Malibu Rising, and finally discuss their future TJR reads. Happy Sunday!
Welcome to another fantasy week bookish babes! For this episode, Allie and Meg give spoiler filled reviews of two EPIC fantasy books from extremely popular book series. Empire of Storms features all the feels from Throne of Glass, while The War of Two Queens of FBAA is bringing all the heat...of the drama and the threesome variety. Sip on your Honeydew / Joining cocktail of the week and enjoy this fantastically steamy Sunday!
Hello bookish babes! Welcome to another episode in which Allie and Meg discuss their current reads. This week, the ladies review People We Meet on Vacation, Beach Read, and newly released Book Lovers all written by the romance genre sensation, Emily Henry! SPOILERS ahead for all 3 books. Sip on your Emily Henry inspired cocktail and allow the ladies to romance you. As always, new book assignments are provided at the end of the episode.
Hello bookish babes, and welcome to an episode where you cal let your toxic flag fly! That's right, in this week's mini ep, Allie and Meg discuss their personal red flags as readers and things get...interesting. Sip on your Reading Red Flag cocktail of the week and see if you can relate to any of these habits as a reader.
Summer is here bookish babes and so are all the reading recs you'll need when sitting by the pool or on the beach, drink in hand, and feet kicked up. Allie and Meg discuss what they specifically look for in a summer read and then give 10 amazing summer book recommendations. The ladies give you romance, thriller, fantasy, and smut suggestions for your reading pleasure. It's getting hot in here, so sip on your Beach Read cocktail of the week and get that summer TBR going!
Holy freakin fantasy bookish babes! Here's the rundown: Allie gives general reviews for the entire Mortal Instruments series as well as the LOTR series from The Hobbit through Two Towers. Then Meg updates on where she's at with the Throne of Glass series. The ladies combine forces to talk about The Crown of Gilded Bones, A Shadow in the Ember, and spoiler free for The War of Two Queens. Sip on your fantasy inspired cocktail of the week, because getting through 4 epic fantasy series in one hour is...interesting to say the least. Happy Sunday and even happier reading.
It's episode fifty people. Let's talk books and burning bookish questions while the ladies play power hour. That is all.
Hello Bookish Babes! Welcome to the second episode featuring a novel by the one and only, Taylor Jenkins Reid. Rather than Evelyn Hugo and old Hollywood, Daisy Jones and The Six brings you into the golden era of rock and roll. Daisy, Billy, Graham, Karen, Camilla, and the rest of the gang are a star studded cast that make you feel like you're on the road with a real-life rock band whose album has just hit the top of the charts. Between the songs, the relationships, and the heartbreaking revelations, you're going to want to sip on your Honeycomb cocktail of the week for this one. Allie and Meg finish the episode discussing the upcoming TV adaptation of DJAT6, as well as announcing what they have in store for EPISODE FIFTY!
trigger warnings for this episode include drug use and abuse, alcohol use and abuse, overdose, relapse, the termination of a pregnancy, an abusive relationship, and death of a loved one
Well bookish babes, it's finally here. This episode, Allie and Meg go into heavy detail on what they loved and didn't love about the long awaited Crescent City sequel by SJM. The review contains MAJOR HoSaB spoilers, so if you haven't read it and bookstagram didn't already spoil this book for you, then please don't listen. For those of you who have read and had your world turned upside down, then this episode is for you. Sip on your Crossover cocktail of the week, listen to the plot review, and then see if you agree with the ladies' opinions on the characters, the plot twists, and THAT ending. They also discuss some hopes and predictions for CC3, so you'll want to stick around until the very end!
Hello bookish babes! Allie and Meg are back with a very special mini episode. If you've ever read a book and thought, "that character reminds me of my best friend," then this is the episode for you! The ladies take turns naming 5 book characters from any genre that they think makes up the other's personality. The choices are absolutely priceless, and the episode will have you wanting to sip on your Book Bestie cocktail of the week and doing this with all of your bookish friends. As always, the episode ends with a book assignment for next week...and lets just say Allie and Meg are ready to light it up for this highly anticipated sequel.
Hello Bookish Babes! Allie and Meg are BACK this week to finish up Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series. The ladies cannot possibly recommend these books enough. As Reaper and Storm are the last two installments of the series, they have action packed storylines, characters that are sure to burrow their way into your hearts, stakes that are unbelievably high, and twists that will have your jaw dropping to the floor. Sip on your Beyond the Storm cocktail and settle in because this week, the Kehannis are speaking!
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a very special episode 45! This week, Allie and Meg interview their 2nd author with a book that hits home on so many levels. SIDELINED: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health by the amazing Sue Salenger, takes a very different approach than other healthcare books on the market. This book specifically targets the different processes that women go through when managing their health. With a perfect blend of first hand accounts from real women and the research to back it up, Sue is able to seamlessly identify why women often feel shame, put themselves last, and have to jump through hoops when it comes to their medical care. The ladies discuss not only the barriers to women receiving the healthcare they need, but what women can do and the available resources for better managing this problem. SIDELINED comes out April 12, 2022 and trust us, you won't want to miss it!
Hello bookish babes and welcome back to a much more tame version of our Silent Patient episode. Kait (yaknow, the one who's a good time) IS BACK as an extra special return guest to discuss (and cry about) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. My god Taylor Jenkins Reid, how dare you do this to us. The ladies take a deep dive into the star-studded and secretive life that Evelyn Hugo lived, giving a spoiler filled review as they sip on their Seven and Sevelyn cocktails. Get out the tissues for this one, because each marriage failed and secret revealed will leave your heart in pieces. Allie and Meg ends the episode with a big announcement that you won't want to miss!
Here's a quickie episode to wet your whistles bookish babes! (yes, I have had a few drinks prior to typing this out) BUT, listen up to find out who was triumphant in the Meg vs. Allie fantasy draft showdown. We had some big upsets. Some last minute victories. There were some tears shed. But mostly we just had fun pinning our top fantasy characters, books, tropes, and authors against each other. And we loved that so many of you played along with us to help us decide an ultimate draft winner. Happy Sunday and happier reading!
Get out the tissues bookish babes, because in true Colleen Hoover fashion...this episode is sure to be another tearjerker. Allie and Meg review CoHo's newest novel, Reminders of Him (with spoilers). Be ready to fall in love with the story of Kenna, Ledger, Diem, and Scotty throughout this very real, vulnerable, and raw story with just about as much heart as we can handle. We laughed, we cried, we swooned, and we genuinely rooted for each one of these characters with everything we had. Make yourself CoHo Cosmo cocktail of the week because you're going to need it for this one. Happy Sunday and happy reading.
Hello bookish babes and Talk Bacc listeners alike! Today's very special episode touches on female friendships in books in honor of Galentine's Day, BUT ALSO Allie, Meg, and podcast guest/fellow host Nas spill all of the tea about romance books in time for Valentine's Day. Be prepared because the ladies are talking all things romance: genres, couples, tropes, smut, and obviously book boyfriends. Sip on your Tea Time With Nas cocktail of the week, get ready for your heart to melt. Play along with the girls as they play who'd you rather (and a round of FMK ;) with their top 7 book boyfriends of all time! Happy romance reading and happy Sunday loves.
Hello bookish babes, and welcome to the long awaited Bibliofiles Fantasy Draft! This week, Allie and Meg create their own fantasy genre teams and battle it out. The ladies choose their top female main characters, male main characters, super couples, villains, tropes, plots, duologues, series, and authors of the fantasy book genre. Sip on your Ultimate Fantasy cocktail of the week and get ready to dive into the most fantastical episode of The Bibliofiles TO DATE! Happy Sunday, happy reading, and happy fantasy draft battling!
Hello bookish babes and welcome back! This week, Allie and Meg discuss the newest series from fantasy author Sarah J Maas: Crescent City. In one word, this book is an absolute rollercoaster. Enter the brand new, urban fantasy world of Bryce Quinlan (our new girl crush). Read and listen along as Bryce is paired up with Hunt Athalar to solve a series of murders, find a missing fae artifact, and stop a magical drug from plaguing the streets of Crescent City. They'll try their hardest to tolerate each other along the way. Basically it's high stakes, extremely emotional, character AND plot driven, and all your favorite tropes in one 800 page book. The ladies rate and review CC with spoilers as well as make some predictions for book 2 coming out in LESS THAN ONE MONTH PEOPLE! Sip on your Light It Up cocktail of the week, get on the Brythalar ship, and please stand by for an exciting announcement for the following episode!
Hello bookish babes and fellow fans of Sabaa Tahir's AMAZING fantasy series An Ember in the Ashes! But like, seriously, how did we not find out about and absolutely devour this series sooner?! For fans of stories that are BOTH plot heavy and rich in character development, look no further because this is the next great fantasy series for you. Allie and Meg take this episode to review An Ember in the Ashes as well as book 2, A Torch Against the Night (beware of full on, shameless spoilers). The ladies sip on their Amber in the Ashes cocktail of the week as they breakdown the world building, the 3 main characters, how dreamy Elias is, holy plot twists, all of the emotions, a future TV adaptation, and the amazingness that is Sabaa Tahir. Happy Sunday and happier reading!
YER A WIZARD HARRY! Hello Bookish Babes AND Potterheads! Today's very special episode is sure to have you feeling better than if you had drank a full cup of liquid luck. Allie and Meg are joined by dear friend, NHL star, dog dad, future human dad, and HP connoisseur: Buddy Robinson! Buddy has read the Harry Potter series more times than he can count, Allie just finished the HP book series, and Meg...well Meg is just happy to be here. Sip on your "Buddy Read" cocktail as the gang talks about all 7 books, all 8 movies, the new HBO anniversary special, and even competes in some HP trivia. As always, there are new book assignments for the following week. Happy Sunday and happy reading!
3...2...1...HAPPY NEW YEAR BOOKISH BABES! Allie and Meg are back with their first episode of 2022! This week they talk about The Hating Game movie and The Witcher Season 2 with spoilers. More importantly, the ladies divulge their top 10 reads of 2021, their most anticipated reads of 2022, stand out authors from last year, and their 2022 reading and podcasting goals! Of course there is a delicious, book-inspired cocktail of the week sure to send things a bit off the rails at times. However, the ladies are able to pull it together enough to reflect on 2021, ring in their hopes for 2022, and announce next week's episode which is, as ALWAYS (hint, hint) going to be magical (another hint). Happy New year, happy Sunday, & happy reading!
Hello bookish babes! After a week off, Allie and Meg are back with a vengeance to finish up the extremely popular fantasy series with their reviews of A Court of Wings and Ruin and A Court of Silver Flames. This episode contains spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series, as well as drunk ramblings of undying love for completely fictional characters. The ladies also discuss fan theories regarding where the series goes from here, the genius that is SJM, and their upcoming read/re-read of Crescent City HoEaB in preparation for book 2! Obviously there's an ACOTAR inspired cocktail, but if anything, you should really just listen for the astronomical increase of Cassian content this episode. Happy Sunday!
Hello Bookish Babes and TODD! The ladies are back to talk about one of their favorite authors, Riley Sager and his extremely creepy novel, Home Before Dark. You'll want to read this one and listen to this episode with the lights on because it is a truly terrifying ride. This book is PERFECT for fans of movies and shows like The Conjuring or The Haunting of Hill House. Sip on your Baneberry Martini cocktail of the week as Meg and Allie fully review Home Before Dark with spoilers, as well as give updates on Riley Sager's upcoming book, The House Across the Lake. Sager really is one of the best in the thriller genre, so you won't want to miss this one!
Whattup bookish babes! This week the ladies talk about the thrilling and murderous book/TV show, The Chestnut Man. Allie and Meg fully review the book and its Netflix TV show adaptation with spoilers. Sip on your Chestnut Man inspired martini and get ready to be on the edge of your seat right up until the very end! The episode concludes with a Buddy Read announcement that is sure to be another thrilling ride. TRIGGER WARNINGS for this episode include: physically and sexually abusive situations involving children and their caregivers, child neglect, traumatizing foster care system placements, graphic depictions of murder/targeted homicide, kidnapping, dismemberment, mental illness, and graphic violence.
Get ready for Meg and Allie to romance you this week, bookish babes! The ladies review the popular contemporary romance book, The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. They also discuss the new Hating Game movie trailer and whether or not they believe the movie will live up to its book counterpart. It's giving you workplace romance. It's giving you enemies to lovers. It's giving you staying in a hotel room with only one bed. Really, it's just giving you all of your favorite tropes for main characters Lucy and Josh. Sip on your Flamethrower cocktail of the week and get ready to fall in love. At the end of the episode, Allie and Meg assign a highly anticipated buddy read from one of their favorite authors.
Hear ye, hear ye, all bookish babes because the ladies are back on their fantasy shit! This week's episode brings you into the world of the very popular, NA romantic fantasy series: From Blood and Ash! Author Jennifer L. Armentrout does not disappoint whatsoever when it comes to her in-depth world building, badass female main characters, and steamy book boyfriends. Allie and Meg fully review FBAA (book 1) and KOFAF (book 2) WITH SPOILERS, and also discuss the new release / first book of the prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember WITHOUT SPOILERS. Are you into daggers? Do you think enemies to lovers is the best trope? Do death gods simply get you going? Want to sip on a From Booze and Ash cocktail? If your answer to any of these questions is HELL YES, then this episode was made for you!
We're back for EPISODE FREAKIN' 30 BOOKISH BABES! This week, Allie marks the end of her TBR (hell yeah she did that) with a full review of Long Bright River by Liz Moore. TRIGGER WARNINGS during this review and discussion for drug use/abuse, drug overdose, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, child abuse, and homicide. Meg continues the episode with SPOILER-FREE reviews of The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Twisted Games by Ana Huang, and her opinions on the heavily debated "Miscommunication Trope" in romance novels. Sip on your Liquor Hypothesis cocktail of the week and celebrate 30 episodes of The Bibliofiles with your favorite bookish ladies. Next week we get into the world of Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash series. Happy Reading!
It's the end of the world as we know it bookish babes. This week the ladies discuss romance in the time of Pestilence and War, the first two Horsemen books by Laura Thalassa. Meg talks about why one horseman tickles her fancy more than the other, "rotisserie chicken" style inner monologue, and of course smut. Later in the episode, Allie concludes her AGGGTM series review with As Good As Dead. Let's rip some Horsemen shots and get into it!
Attention all bookish babes, SPOOKY SEASON IS IN SESSION! This episode Allie discusses the first 2 books in the very popular series, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (with Spoilers). Meg also discusses part one of Stephen King's IT. Sip on your Good Girl's Ginny T and get in the mood for these thrilling reads. TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE- these books contain very mature and at times explicit content depicting violent murders, suicide and self-harm, sexual assault, rape, and drug use.
Let's be real, this episode is all over the place. Allie and Meg are BOTH in reading slumps. The only cure: to talk about reading slumps...and whatever else pops into their heads while recording the podcast. These randomized tidbits include talking about Game of Thrones and The Witcher, pre-ordering books, being nice to authors, and a big, life-changing announcement from one of the ladies. You'll just gave to tune in to find out. But, let's get back on track! Reading slumps: they happen to everyone and for all different reasons. Sip on your Slump Slushee cocktail and listen for some ways to get out of reading slumps. And the quickest way they know how is SPOOKY READING ASSIGNMENTS for next week!
Have you ever read a book and just felt really disappointed, bored, unsatisfied, or even angry afterwards? Especially a book you went into with such high hopes for because of the synopsis, the author, or because bookstagram/booktok swears by said book? Well bookish babes, WE FEEL YOU. Allie and Meg take this week to discuss some books that flopped for them in 2021 (womp womp womp). The ladies may name some fan favorites, so apologies in advance. Sit back, have a Floptail cocktail of the week, and let us know if you agree with any of our flops.
It's episode twenty-freaking-five and the ladies hold nothing back this week as they fully discuss the first two books of the popular book series they think you may have heard of. A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury are the first two installments of a new adult fantasy series written by Sarah J Maas. Meg has been waiting for the day that Allie was ready to sit down and talk about everything that is the ACOTAR series...however the ladies may have gotten carried away. Instead of reviewing the whole series in a timely fashion, they got through the first two books only. Blame it on poor time management, or the Starfall martinis, or the fact that these are amazing stories that needed a deep dive. Whatever the case, this is an awesome 25th episode and they'll be back in the near future to get the job done!
Get ready for a book / movie double header review bookish babes! This week, Allie gives her full, spoiler-filled review of the popular thriller, The Woman in the Window. The ladies then proceed to review the Netflix movie adaptation and compare the book to its movie counterpart. Sip on your "the book was better" cocktail while Meg and Allie discuss whether or not the book was actually better. As always there is something fun planned for next week, which happens to be the big 25th episode. Happy reading and even happier listening!
Whatup bookish babes, and welcome to a completely different episode than the ladies have ever done before! Meg and Allie are back in NJ, but are still experiencing the vacay blues upon their return home from Nashville. The first half of the episode is spent re-living the drunken shenanigans that went down last weekend including new tattoos, broken bones, lots of shots, rooftop bars, and of course some light reading! Next, Meg gives a full review (with spoilers) and rating of the very popular summer read of 2021, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. Take some Sunny D shots along with us...you're going to need it for this one!
Hello bookish babes, and welcome to double the trouble for episode 22 as the ladies discuss DUOLOGIES! Allie completed Fable and Namesake, while Meg sobbed her way through The Bridge Kingdom and The Traitor Queen. This episode is SPOILER-FREE for all four books discussed. Sip on your Tequila Tempest and get ready for some adventure. The episode concludes with a few bookish announcements as well as new book assignments for the following week!
Don't let the title of the episode scare you off bookish babes, you can't get rid of us that easily! This week is a special episode because it marks the conclusion of the Throne of Glass series for Allie, as well as the Touch of Darkness series for Meg (until book 4 comes out, that is). Meg reviews all 3 books, A Touch of Darkness/Ruin/Malice WITH SPOILERS, while Allie gives her SPOILER-FREE review of Kingdom of Ash and the TOG series as a whole. Sip on your Finale cocktail and enjoy! As always, the episode concludes with new book assignments for next week. Happy reading and even happier listening!
Hello bookish babes and welcome to a very special episode of The Bibliofiles! For episode 20, Allie and Meg sip on their Bibliofiles Special cocktails and each talk about their top 10 favorite books of all time. The ladies are given 30 seconds and one direct quote per book to convince you to read some of their favorites. No spoilers, so whether or not you have read these books you can still enjoy the episode! As always, new assignments are given for the following week.
Hello bookish babes! Welcome to another Sunday full of Allie and Meg talking their latest fantasy reads. This week the ladies review and rate Tower of Dawn, A Touch of Darkness, AND Legendborn with spoilers. Sip on your weekly cocktail, Nectar of the Gods and find yourself transported to the amazing worlds of Sarah J. Maas, Scarlett St. Clair, & Tracy Deonn. Some amazing reads coming your way!
Hello bookish babes, and welcome back to another special episode dedicated to two of the ladies' favorite authors: Colleen Hoover and Riley Sager! Throughout the episode, Allie and Meg discuss/review the books Ugly Love and new release, Survive the Night with spoilers. Sip on your Novel Collins cocktail and have your heart broken by Ugly Love, only to have it put back together and racing from Survive the Night! The ladies finish the episode with new fantasy book assignments for next week. Happy brunching and reading!
Buckle up bookish babes because this is not only a very thrilling and twisted episode, but likely our drunkest episode yet. The ladies sip on their Good Old Fashioned Plot Twists and discuss author Alex Michaelides' novels The Silent Patient and The Maidens with special guest star and good friend Kait. She's been dying to come on the podcast so Allie and Meg finally decided to appease her (don't worry, she's a really good time). Both books are discussed WITH SPOILERS and the ladies finish the episode with new Colleen Hoover and Riley Sager assignments for next week.
Sip on your Maiden Mojito and get your popcorn ready bookish babes, because this week Allie and Meg are talking books that have made it to the big screen! The ladies discuss some of their favorite and least favorite book to TV/movie adaptations. They also chat about TV shows and movies that they haven't read the books for and upcoming book adaptations that they are most excited for. If you are, or were ever a fan of movies and TV shows like Twilight, The Hunger Games, Divergent, Harry Potter, LOTR, Game Of Thrones, The Witcher, etc. then this episode is for you!
Hello bookish babes, and welcome to another episode! This week Allie and Meg are talking extremes with all of their book superlatives. The ladies discuss the first books they ever read, their most romantic and heartbreaking reads, their longest and shortest reads, their scariest books, their favorite and least favorite characters, the best and worst books they've ever read, and everything in between that makes up all the books they love and hate the most. Sip on your cocktail of the week, Persephone's Poison and enjoy another week of brunching...reading...LISTENING!
Hey bookish babes! This episode Allie talks about Heir of Fire (with spoilers) and Meg follows up with a non-spoiler review of From Blood and Ash! The ladies also talk about their book deal breakers and deal makers, as well as any bookish opinions that have changed for them since starting the podcast. As always, the episode ends with new book assignments. Sip on your FBAA inspired cocktail, get reading, and get brunching!
The ladies take this episode on a journey through time as they review Ariadne and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Whether you're looking for a Greek tragedy or a cursed woman from the small village of Villon, France...bookish babes are in for an adventurous episode. The ladies provide their reviews and ratings with spoilers for these two novels while taking shots they call "The Drunken Life of Addie LaRue." Meg and Allie end the episode with an announcement regarding the upcoming ultimate fantasy draft and, as always, with new book assignments for the following week.
An episode dedicated to fantasy readers of Sarah J Maas. Allie gives her review and rating for her first SJM novel, Throne of Glass (beware of spoilers), while Meg talks about the entire ACOTAR series (spoiler free). The book hangover is real and we have this author to blame. Sip on your Maas in a Glass while enjoying some brunch and listening to the episode. The ladies sure are hitting the fantasy genre hard in preparation for the upcoming bookish fantasy draft. The episode concludes as the ladies chat about the books they've read this month, the top 5 books on their June TBR, and as always book assignments for next week!
Welcome to episode 11 bookish babes! Today the ladies get back into the thriller genre with 2 very interesting reads: The Chalk Man for Allie, His & Hers for Meg. Sip on a Murdery Shirley and grab some brunch for these creepy and spoiler-filled reviews. As always the ladies assign new and exciting reads for the following week. Frankly, the girls were delirious for the entire episode, so enjoy!
Welcome back bookish babes! We have officially made it to episode 10! Sit back and sip on your Apothecary Spritz cocktail of the week as the ladies take you on a non-spoiler journey through the books The Lost Apothecary and Crescent City (House of Earth and Blood). Was Allie amazed by the two timelines of a present day historian and an 18th century apothecary? Did Crescent City live up to Meg's newly formed love for Sarah J Maas? You'll just have to listen to find out! Oh, and because we are not giving spoilers, the girls make some bold predictions on how each other's books played out...let's just say we should stick to reading! As always the episode ends with book assignments for the next week, however the ladies announce an upcoming event that will be sure to make all of your bookish fantasies come alive! Happy listening and reading!
Hello Bookish babes and welcome to episode 9! The ladies sip on their Outlawed iced teas as they chat about Outlawed by Anna North and Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. Was Outlawed the light and easy read that Allie thought it would be? Did Conversations with Friends live up to Normal People for Meg? Grab some brunch and sit and listen to find out! Assignments for next week include some very popular bookstagram suggestions. Happy reading!
Fantasy lovers, this episode is for you. In an unexpected turn of events, Meg was able to finish ACOSF in just 3 days! Slower readers rejoice - it is possible! Meg gives a full, spoiler-filled review on ACOSF (wow, just wow), and we check in with Allie to see how she is enjoying Circe so far. Life can be stressful sometimes so the cocktail of the week is inspired by those stressors and The Cauldron itself. So bookish babes: go get some brunch, grab some tequila, and pop on your headphones because this week's episode is sure to transport you to a fantastic alternate reality!
Today is for Todd, one of our favorite authors also known as Riley Sager. We sip on our Hot Todd-y cocktails and explore the mysteries and dangers that lurk amongst Pine Cottage, Camp Nightingale, and the notorious Bartholomew. Riley Sager never disappoints, and the ladies from The Bibliofiles are here to shout it from the rooftops. Full spoilers and rankings given for Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied, and Lock Every Door. As always, Meg and Allie give each other new book assignments to look forward to for next week. Sit back, relax, have some brunch, and happy reading bookish babes!
WE'RE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER BOOKISH BABES! The episode you've all been waiting for is here. The ladies take a deep dive into all of the Colleen Hoover books one episode can handle. Sip on your Verity inspired cocktail as the ladies explore the complex plots and characters on Colleen Hoover's pages. This episode contains spoilers for It Ends With Us, November 9, and Verity, so if you aren't caught up you better get reading!
Listen up bookish babes! We have our first freaking author on the podcast! Natasha is the brilliant new author of the book Shit Adults Never Taught Us. She is hilarious, relatable, authentic, and unapologetically herself. Her book is an extension of those qualities, and it isn't afraid to tackle all of the questions that you've been wondering about in terms of adulthood. From money and career shit, to relationship shit, mind shit and life shit, Natasha and her book pick up where the adults left off to address all of the mysteries and WTF moments of growing up. We drink our inspired cocktail called The Drink Adults Never Taught Us while we dive deep into all of our mishaps, mistakes, and the lessons that we've learned along the way. Shit Adults Never Taught Us is a must read and this episode of The Bibliofiles is a must listen!
HELLO BOOKISH BABES! For today's episode, Allie and Meg share a huge announcement for The Bibliofiles podcast! You'll just have to sip on your Gatsby inspired cocktail of the week and listen to find out what it is!
Allie and Meg fully discuss their most recent suspense novel, The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose. The entire plot and its twists are discussed so if you don't want spoilers, skip ahead. The cocktail of the week is Fifty Shades of Bay Breeze, appropriately titled for its ingredients and for the second portion of the show where the ladies explore the sexually charged relationship of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. A twist on the typical bay breeze drink, all you need to enjoy this cocktail is one shot of coconut rum, one shot of silver tequila, pineapple juice and a dash of strawberry mix. Allie and Meg talk what they loved and hated about the Fifty Shades books and movies, as well as the romance/erotica genre as a whole. Is it getting hot in here or is it just episode 3 of The Bibliofiles? Christian Grey will see you now...enjoy your brunch bookish babes!
Hello bookish babes! Are you ready to brunch with us for episode 2 of The Bibliofiles? We hope so, because this week we are talking all things thriller! From Meg and Allie's must-reads and their wish lists, to a complete review of the Guest List by Lucy Foley...which is appropriate because we have our first guest on the show today! Nichole is amazing, funny, charismatic, and she REALLY REALLY loves The Guest List. She's not our only guest though. You will also hear Allie's contagious giggle, and Meg's drink because she's dumb and didn't use a straw. The episode includes a drinking game so feel free to sip on your Clockwork Blood Orange as our book-themed cocktail of the week! As always, we end the episode with book assignments and tipsy synopsis readings for the next episode. More books and booze? We think so!
Welcome to The Bibliofiles! Meet your hosts, Allie and Meg! Get to know them as you sip on your delicious cocktail of the week: the Bubbliofiles. We are talking all things books and whatever random thoughts come to our crazy minds. We end the episode with book assignments and tipsy plot descriptions so you know what to read for episode 2. So many amazing books, cocktails, and guests lined up for the future, so we hope you take this ride with us!